Boll-weevil exterminator.



PATENTED APR. ll, 1905.

A. B. CARTER.

BDLL WEBVIL EXTERMINATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APB.. 20, 1904.

@wir incasso Patented April 11, 1905.

UNTTep STATES PATENT @Finca ALBER'I BEVERLr CAREER, OF HAZLEHURST, MlSSISSlPPI.

BOLL-WEEVlL EXTERNHNATOF?.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,276, dated April 11, 1905.

Application tiled \pril 20, 1904. Serial No. 204,076.

Be it known that l, ALemrr nvnnm' CM:- 'rma a citizen ot' the United States, residing' at llazlehurst. in the county ot' tfopiah and State ot' Mississippi. have invented a new and useful Boll-Weevil Exterminator, ot` which the following' is a specilication.

The invention relates to improvements in boll-weevil extermiuators.

'l`he object ot' the present invention is to improve the construction ot' boll-weevil exterminators and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive one ot' great strength and durability adapted to be readily mounted on the beam ot a plow whereby boll-weevils may be killed at the same time the cotton is cultivated.

A lurther object o'tl the invention is to provide a boll-weevil exterminator ot this character capable ot' vertical and lateral adjustment to adapt it to the width ot' the rows and the size ot' the plants.

Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement ot' parts hereinat'ter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying' drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being* understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details Ot construction within the scope ot the claims maybe resorted to without departing' Vtrom the spirit or sacrificing' any ot' the advantages of the invention.

1n the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view ot' a holl-weevil extcrminator constructed in accordance with this invention and illustrating' the manner ot mounting the same on a plow-beam. Fig'. is a transverse sectional view ot' the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view illustrating' the construction of the skeleton trames oll the doors.

Like numerals ot reference designate corresponding' parts in all the ligures ol2 the drawings.

1 1 designate a pair ot troughs or receptacles constructed ot sheet metal or other suitable material and designed to be arranged at opposite sides ot a plow-beam 2, as illustrated in Fig. lot' the drawings. Each trough or receptacle is provided at the back with an upright extension 3, consisting' ot' a vertical rear wall and side and top walls -i and 5 extending' trom the rear wall and arranged at rightang'les to the same, as clearly shown in Fig'. l ot' the drawings. This extension is provided with a lining' 6, ot' canvas or other suitable absorbent material, adapted to he coated with coal-tar, crude oil, or other substance which will cause boll-weevils to adhere to it or destroy the same. The trough or receptacle is designed to contain a quantity oli oil or other suitable liquid for destroying' the bollweevils falling' into it.

iVhen the troughs or receptacles are located at opposite sides ot' a plow-beam, as illustrated in Fig. 1 ot the drawings, they will operate between the rows and engage two rows of plants; but they are also adapted tor use on a straddle-row cultivator and when used on the same will be reversed to tace inwardly t'or engaging' a row of plants at opposite sides thereof. ln order to prevent the plants t'rom brushing' against the lining and to assist in retaining' the boll-weevils in the device, each trough or receptacle is provided with a hinged door T, consisting ot upright and horizontal portions and composed ot a skeleton Vtrame 8 and a covering' .i, ot' coarse wire-gauze or woven-wire fabric, tormingscreensand having' openings two or three inches square to permit the boll-weevils to readily pass through the door. The skeleton trame 8 provided with a series oi upright rods having' their upper and lower terminals bent approximately horizontally in opposite directions to provide upper and lower arms 10 and 1l. The upper arms project over the top ot the extension 3 ot the trougl., and the lower arms extend over the latter and support the horizontal portion ot' the wire-gauze covering. lhe upright rods are connected by horizontal rods, which are extended at the upper portion ot the door to provide arms 12 and 123, which are arranged on the exterior ot' the adjacent side ot' the extension 3. 'lhe arm 13 extends into and t'rictionally engages a loop or keeper l-L lor holding' the door closed. rlhe uprightrod at the opposite edge ot' the door passes through eyes 15 otl leaves or plates 145, secured to the inner tace of the adjacent side ot' the extension 3.

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By this construction the door is hinged and is adapted to swing open and close. Each door is provided with a vertical series of approximately horizontally disposed fingers 17, mounted on a bar or strip 18 and extending forwardly at an acute angle to the front portion of the door and adapted to run between the branches of the cotton-plants, whereby l the boll-weevils are dislodged therefrom and caused to fly into the extension of the trough or receptacle or drop into the latter. Any number of these projections or iingers may be provided to secure the desired result.

The troughs or receptacles are mounted on the beam 2 by means of front and rear extensible supports, consisting of intermediate and side sections 19 and 20, the intermediate section being provided with a depending clamp2l, having sides or jaws spaced apart to receive the beam 2. One oi' the sides or jaws is provided with an adjustable device, preferably consisting of a clam ping-screw 22, by means ot' which the support is firmly secured to the beam 2. The adjacent portions of the intermediate and end sections are overlapped and provided with perfor-ations Q3 and 24, adapted to receive bolts 25 or other suitable fastening devices, whereby the sections are adjustabl y secured together. Any number of perforations may be provided, and any other means may be employed for adj ustably connecting the sections. By this construction the troughs or receptacles may be spaced diierent distances apart to adapt them to the width of the rows. The outer sections 2O are provided at their outer ends with depending arms 26, which are provided with a plurality of perr'orations adapted to receive bolts 27, whereby the troughs or receptacles are adjustably connected with the supports and are adapted to be raised and lowered.

The extensions of the troughs or receptacles are spaced apart at the top by adjustable front and rear braces 28, composed of two sections having overlapped inner portions provided with perforations 29 and secured together by bolts 30 or other suitable fastening' means. The outer ends of the sections or' the upper braces are bent at an angle to form arms 31, which are secured to the extensions by bolts or other suitable fastening devices.

The device besides being adapted for destroying' boll-weevils, may also be advantageously employed for destroying insects of other plants.

Having thus fully described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A device of the class described, having a trough or receptacle provided at the back with an extension having projecting walls terminating short of the front of the trough or receptacle, substantially as described.

2. Adevice of the class described, comprising a trough or receptacle having an upright extension and provided thereon with a lining of absorbent material, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described, having a trough or receptacle provid ed at the back with an extension having projecting walls terminating short of the front of the trough or receptacle, said extension being also provided with a lining oi" absorbent material, substantially as described.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a receptacle having a substantially vertical extension, said extension being provided with projecting walls, and an upright door covering the extension and having apertures for the entrance of insects, substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a receptacle having a substantially vertical portion open at the front, and adoor covering the open front and provided with apertures for the passage of insects, substantially as described.

6. A device of the class described, comprising a receptacle having a substantially vertical portion open at the front, and a closure or cover for the front having apertures for the passage of insects and provided with means vfor dislodging the same'from plants, substantially as described.

7. A device of the class described, comprising a receptacle having a substantially vertical portion open at the front, and a closure or cover for the front having apertures for the passage of insects, and provided with projections or lingers for dislodginginsects vfrom the plants, substantially as described.

8. A device of the class described, comprising a receptacle having a substantially vertical portion open at the front, andaclosure or cover for the front having apertures for the passage of insects, and provided with projections or fingers extending forwardly at an acute angle, substantially as described.

9. A device of the class described, comprising a receptacle having horizontal and upright portions, and a door provided with horizontal and upright portions and having apertures for the passage or insects, substantially as described.

10. A device of the class described, comprising a receptacle having upright and horizontalY portions, and a door mounted on the receptacle, and composed of a skeleton frame provided at its top and bottom with arms extending in opposite directions, the upper arms being arranged above the upright portion of the receptacle, and the lower arms extending over the horizontal portion of the same, and a covering supported by the frame and provided with openings for the passage of insects, substantially as described.

1l. A device of the class described, comprising a receptacle having an upright portion, a door having openings and provided Iof IIC

with projecting' arms arranged on the eXtez'ior otA the walls ot' the receptacle, and a `{eeper receiving` one ot' the arms, substanzially as described.

l2. A device. ot' the class described, comprising a pair ot' receptacles having upright 1nd horizontal portions. screens covering the .1p1-ight and horizontal portions ot' the recepiacles, and supporting means connecting the receptacles, substantially as described.

13. A device ot' the class described, comprising a pair ot receptacles, and extensible umportiuel means adjustabljv connected to the recej'tacles, whereb)Y the same are adapted to be raised and lowered and adjusted toward and from each other, substantially as described.

Il. A device otl the class described, comprising a pair ot' receptacles, and supportingl means connecting the receptacles and provided with clamping' means t'or engaging a plow-beam, substantialljY as described.

l5. A device ot' the class described, comprising a pair ot' receptacles, and an adjustable support connected to and spacing' the receptacles and provided with a clamp for engaging a plow or cultivator, substantialljv as described.

16. ln a device ot' the class described, comprising a pair ot' receptacles, and supports connecting the receptacles at the bottom thereot', and composed ot' adjustable sections, said supports being provided with depending clamps arranged to engage the beam of a plow or cultivator, substantiall)v as described.

1T. A device Ot' the class described, cornprising a pair of receptacles, an adjustable support connecting' the receptacles at the bottom and provided with a clamp for engaging,- the beam of a cultivator, and an adjustable brace connecting the upper portions ot the receptacles, substantially as described.

1n testimony that lelaim the foregoing' as my own l have hereto allixed mysig'nature in the presence ot' two witnesses.

ALBERT BEVERLY CARTER.

J. L. ARD, A. L. limits 

